Biliaivka, Kherson Oblast
Village in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine Ukraine
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Biliaivka (Ukrainian: Біляївка) is a village in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, about 123 kilometres (76 mi) northeast from the centre of Kherson city.
Biliaivka
Біляївка | |
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  Biliaivka Location of Biliaivka within Ukraine  Biliaivka Biliaivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47.324444°N 33.701944°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| District | Beryslav Raion |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Area | |
• Total | 187.4 km2 (72.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 684 |
| • Density | 3.65/km2 (9.45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 74221 |
| Area code | +380 5533 |
History
Biliaivka was founded in 1888 by immigrants from Odessa and some of the locals from Novovorontsovka and Zolota Balka.[2] After it was integrated into the Soviet Union, the village was the central estate of the collective farm "Stepovysi".[3] In 1926, the society for joint cultivation of land "Bidnyak" was founded in the village, and in 1929, the original collective farm for the village, Svitanok, was organized.[3] From August 1941 to October 1944, the city was under German occupation during World War II.[3] Stepovysi (which the central farm had been called since 1963) in 1967 participated in the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of the USSR, receiving a second-degree diploma.[2] The collective farm specialized in grain crops, meat, and dairy products.[2] On 12 June 2020 during decentralization, the Bilyaiv Village Council was merged with that of the Novooleksandrivka territorial community.[4]
The village came under attack by Russian forces in 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[5] and was liberated by Ukrainian forces in the beginning of October.[6] According to subsequent reports, multiple civilians were detained and sent into captivity by Russian forces to a makeshift prison during the occupation.[7] Around the area, since 2025, FPV drones from Russian forces have continued to target people.[8]
Demographics
The settlement had 684 inhabitants in 2001. The native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
- Ukrainian: 97.00%
- Russian: 3.00%
Monuments
In 2010 an architectural and artistic ensemble to the soldiers who died during World War II was erected in the city.[3]